Adminspotter
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Earthling. Computer nerd. Baker. Tabletop RPGer. Record collector. Classic arcade enthusiast. Oxford comma devotee.
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@adminspotter.bsky.social
· Apr 23
Let’s all try something different here on bsky: pretend the heart button doesn’t exist, and instead let’s *talk* with each other. I’d much rather have a conversation about how something is important to you or me, than get a million hearts from faceless people.
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board game enthusiasts of bluesky, what are your top 10 board games of all time
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 AM
board game enthusiasts of bluesky, what are your top 10 board games of all time
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social huge congratulations on your mayoral win!
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social huge congratulations on your mayoral win!
#onmyturntable Jeff Walton - Danger Boy (1983). Debut solo EP (and only solo release) by the bass player for Houston new wave band The Judy's. Title track, which contains the fattest synth patches in history, was used in the b-movie Blood Debts. #vinylsky
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
#onmyturntable Jeff Walton - Danger Boy (1983). Debut solo EP (and only solo release) by the bass player for Houston new wave band The Judy's. Title track, which contains the fattest synth patches in history, was used in the b-movie Blood Debts. #vinylsky
Grey's Law is a hilarious restatement of Hanlon's Razor, paralleling Clarke's Third Law:
"Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."
"Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Grey's Law is a hilarious restatement of Hanlon's Razor, paralleling Clarke's Third Law:
"Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."
"Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."
Cutting Vinyl At Abbey Road
YouTube video by Sound On Sound magazine
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November 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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There is no other home.
September 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
There is no other home.
#onmyturntable Nine Inch Nails - Tron Ares Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2025). A properly menacing NIN album, with some nice quiet moments. "Who Wants To Live Forever" with guest vox by Judeline is a highlight. Word is the movie stinks, but it isn't because of the music. #vinylsky
November 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
#onmyturntable Nine Inch Nails - Tron Ares Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2025). A properly menacing NIN album, with some nice quiet moments. "Who Wants To Live Forever" with guest vox by Judeline is a highlight. Word is the movie stinks, but it isn't because of the music. #vinylsky
My GURPS players tomorrow will be awash in NPCs. Soooo many NPCs... These should hopefully be some fun encounters.
November 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM
My GURPS players tomorrow will be awash in NPCs. Soooo many NPCs... These should hopefully be some fun encounters.
#onmyturntable Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup (2025 reissue). It was apparently a turning point in the band's sound, moving away from Krautrock drones, toward more loop-based compositions. This is new to me, so I need more listens to get a handle on it. #vinylsky
November 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
#onmyturntable Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup (2025 reissue). It was apparently a turning point in the band's sound, moving away from Krautrock drones, toward more loop-based compositions. This is new to me, so I need more listens to get a handle on it. #vinylsky
Fellow #bakingsky peeps, has anybody done any interesting baking with jack-o-lantern pumpkins? They roast and pulp just like the sweet ones, but are more savory; we tried a standard pie recipe once, but it was not so good. Might have been interesting with like rosemary/sage type spices?
November 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Fellow #bakingsky peeps, has anybody done any interesting baking with jack-o-lantern pumpkins? They roast and pulp just like the sweet ones, but are more savory; we tried a standard pie recipe once, but it was not so good. Might have been interesting with like rosemary/sage type spices?
#onmyturntable Orbital - Orbital 2 (2025 reissue). Decided to try this again, after the first play sounded so bad. Still sounded like sandpaper, so ran the discs through the ultrasonic, now sounds fantastic! Side 2, man... "Lush" and "Impact" melt my brain every time. #vinylsky
October 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
#onmyturntable Orbital - Orbital 2 (2025 reissue). Decided to try this again, after the first play sounded so bad. Still sounded like sandpaper, so ran the discs through the ultrasonic, now sounds fantastic! Side 2, man... "Lush" and "Impact" melt my brain every time. #vinylsky
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Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
#onmyturntable Slowdive - Pygmalion (2012 reissue). Hanging on the couch this afternoon with the cat and a book, and this absolutely fits the mood. Haven't played this in quite some time. #vinylsky
October 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
#onmyturntable Slowdive - Pygmalion (2012 reissue). Hanging on the couch this afternoon with the cat and a book, and this absolutely fits the mood. Haven't played this in quite some time. #vinylsky
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Ran a TTRPG session this afternoon for the first time in 30 years. I was incredibly nervous, but no players yelled or threw anything, so I guess it was ok. System was GURPS in a TL10 space setting based on Robinson's Mars Trilogy.
October 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Ran a TTRPG session this afternoon for the first time in 30 years. I was incredibly nervous, but no players yelled or threw anything, so I guess it was ok. System was GURPS in a TL10 space setting based on Robinson's Mars Trilogy.
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (1968 reissue). Side 1 track 3 is "Fire", which is probably what everybody knows them for. The rest is... hard to get into. Rolling Stone called it "English eccentricity at its most daft." Yup, 💯. #vinylsky
October 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (1968 reissue). Side 1 track 3 is "Fire", which is probably what everybody knows them for. The rest is... hard to get into. Rolling Stone called it "English eccentricity at its most daft." Yup, 💯. #vinylsky
#onmyturntable The Ventures - Walk Don't Run (1960). Debut album from one of the early instrumental surf pioneers. Title track "Walk, Don't Run" is still a total jam even after 65 years. And "Sleep Walk" on side 2 is an absolute classic. #vinylsky
October 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
#onmyturntable The Ventures - Walk Don't Run (1960). Debut album from one of the early instrumental surf pioneers. Title track "Walk, Don't Run" is still a total jam even after 65 years. And "Sleep Walk" on side 2 is an absolute classic. #vinylsky
I'm debating on muting the H-word for the rest of this month.
October 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I'm debating on muting the H-word for the rest of this month.
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quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
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Newsletter: This is The Case Against Generative AI, a comprehensive analysis of a financial collapse built on myths I’ll dispel, the markets’ unhealthy obsession with NVIDIA's growth, and the fact that there is not enough money in the world to fund OpenAI.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...
The Case Against Generative AI
Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth
Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 wo...
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September 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Newsletter: This is The Case Against Generative AI, a comprehensive analysis of a financial collapse built on myths I’ll dispel, the markets’ unhealthy obsession with NVIDIA's growth, and the fact that there is not enough money in the world to fund OpenAI.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...
#onmyturntable Various artists - A Life In Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute (2018). A bunch of Yes covers, mostly written or co-written by the late Chris Squire, plus a couple covers of other bands featuring bass by Squire. Just through the first side, good stuff so far. #vinylsky
September 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
#onmyturntable Various artists - A Life In Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute (2018). A bunch of Yes covers, mostly written or co-written by the late Chris Squire, plus a couple covers of other bands featuring bass by Squire. Just through the first side, good stuff so far. #vinylsky
Two musical worlds colliding, in the best possible way: youtu.be/QZ-CPU1bNzQ
Rock and Roll All Night
YouTube video by The Moog Cookbook - Topic
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September 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Two musical worlds colliding, in the best possible way: youtu.be/QZ-CPU1bNzQ
Finally finished catalogging my parents' record collection. Most were purchased from 1955-1965 in either Ohio or Pennsylvania, and it's interesting to note that most came from pressing plants which were relatively local - mostly Scranton and Indy, with some from Rockaway and Terre Haute. #vinylsky
September 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Finally finished catalogging my parents' record collection. Most were purchased from 1955-1965 in either Ohio or Pennsylvania, and it's interesting to note that most came from pressing plants which were relatively local - mostly Scranton and Indy, with some from Rockaway and Terre Haute. #vinylsky
This track cannot be stopped! A great analysis of the grooviest thing Sesame Street ever did: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMtG...
September 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This track cannot be stopped! A great analysis of the grooviest thing Sesame Street ever did: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMtG...